This course introduces you to practical data‑science skills that are increasingly essential in modern life‑science research. Using Python, you’ll learn how to prepare, process, and visualise key biological data types, and you gain hands‑on experience training and evaluating machine‑learning models with real, publicly available datasets.

An essential part of the course is the group project work: working in small teams, you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learnt during the lectures. Group projects are supported by mentors who provide feedback, advice, and a clear project framework.

This course is ideal for life scientists beginning to integrate data science into their work. Beginner‑level Python is required, but no prior machine‑learning experience is expected.

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